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Drogue Parachute

In a dual deployment setup, a drogue parachute is deployed at apogee to allow a rocket to fall at a fast rate until the main parachute opens at a pre-determined altitude.

References:

Adding Dual Deployment (Article)
NEFAR's October 2007 Launch (Article)
NEFAR's February 2008 Launch (Article)
Broken Arrow Build (Article)
NEFAR's April 2008 Launch (Article)
NEFAR's July 2008 Launch (Article)
Tikva: A New Hope (Article)
Dual Deployment (Miscellaneous)
miniAlt/WD (Miscellaneous)
Ed Wilk's Purple Haze (Gallery)
Shear Pins (Parts Finder)

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